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Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Etymology: Astroblepus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, blepo = to look (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116456)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 26. Astroblepus bellezaensis is distinguished by having completely developed adipose membrane, 6 branched soft radii associated to third radial, premaxillary with 1-3 bicuspid teeth and 8-12 conic teeth in external row, and 26 vertebrae (Ref. 116456)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ardila Rodriguez, C.A., 2015. Cinco nuevas especies de peces astroblépidos para los Andes Colombianos / Five new species of astroblepid fish for Colombian Andes. Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas 27 (1): 124-135. (Ref. 116456)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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